Player Report for #4 Itaru Takayama

P Itaru Takayama #4 Vesutan Bees BAN Age: 31 \| Bats: S \| Throws: R \| Morale: Good 09/02/1963
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P ITARU TAKAYAMA #4 - AGE: 31 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP	WAR
16	9	1-2	0	5.37	67.0	77	9	21	32	1.46	0.1

PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
	Overall	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right
Stuff		2	2	3
Movement		3	3	3
Control		2	2	2

PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch	Cur.	Pot.
Fastball	3	-
Slider	3	-
Changeup	2	-
Sinker	3	-

OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity	91-93 Mph
Stamina	3
Suggested Role	Borderline SP
Type	Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners	4
Defense	2

RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Ability:	1
Baserunning Inst.:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	4
Bunt for Hit:	1

GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES

Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
08/29/1963	@ KIN	Loss, 3-3	X	7.1	7	3	3	1	1
08/24/1963	NAG	Loss, 3-6	X	5.1	6	5	5	1	3	Loss
08/18/1963	OSA	Loss, 4-10		3.0	6	4	4	0	5
08/13/1963	KIN	Loss, 10-10		3.0	4	3	3	1	0
08/07/1963	KOB	Loss, 0-6		2.1	1	0	0	0	0
07/27/1963	FUK	Loss, 3-10		2.2	2	0	0	2	2
07/24/1963	@ KIN	Loss, 7-10	X	3.2	7	6	6	3	3
07/02/1963	NAG	Loss, 0-5		1.1	1	1	1	1	0
06/16/1963	@ NAG	Loss, 2-4		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
06/14/1963	@ NAG	Loss, 3-5		2.0	0	0	0	1	1

PERSONALITY

Birthday:	01/07/1932
Born in:	Nagaoka, NII
Nationality:	Japanese
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	185 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

STATUS
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$22,400
Signed Through:	1963 Season
Major Service:	8 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:	119 Days
40-Man Service:	None, None
Pro Service:	9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1954, 2nd Pick in Round 2

BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1963 PITCHING STATS

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	16	9	1	2	0	5.37	67.0	77	40	40	9	21	32	0	0.0	0	3	33.3
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	BR/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	FIP-	WAR	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	7	1	13.16	10.34	4.30	2.82	4.31	1.46	121	0.1	.301
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	125	36	5	0	7	22	15	17	3	1	0	.288	.357	.496	.853
vs. RHB	138	41	7	1	2	18	6	15	1	5	0	.297	.324	.406	.730

BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1963 PITCHING SPLITS

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	1	1	0	0	0	3.68	7.1	7	3	3	1	1	1
May	4	4	0	0	0	4.68	25.0	26	13	13	3	9	9
June	4	2	1	1	0	3.38	13.1	17	5	5	2	3	9
July	3	1	0	0	0	8.22	7.2	10	7	7	1	6	5
August	5	2	0	1	0	6.43	21.0	24	15	15	3	3	9
Last Year	17	1	2	0	0	5.05	35.2	37	23	20	5	19	12
2 Years Ago	26	14	5	8	1	4.66	106.1	119	64	55	7	55	55
Career	233	128	45	57	5	4.79	1007.1	1086	601	536	107	504	494
Home	10	5	0	2	0	5.31	42.1	49	25	25	6	11	20
Road	6	4	1	0	0	5.47	24.2	28	15	15	3	10	12
Grass	16	9	1	2	0	5.37	67.0	77	40	40	9	21	32
Day	9	5	1	1	0	5.70	36.1	43	23	23	5	13	21
Night	7	4	0	1	0	4.99	30.2	34	17	17	4	8	11
As Starter	9	9	1	2	0	5.50	52.1	63	32	32	8	16	24
As Reliever / Substitution	7	0	0	0	0	4.91	14.2	14	8	8	1	5	8

CAREER PITCHING STATS

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	FIP	WAR	ERA+
1955 Kyoto - BAN	23	37	23	12	11	3	3.74	180.2	162	84	75	18	77	83	6	2	1.32	.249	4.08	0.9	96
1956 Kyoto - BAN	24	23	23	9	7	0	5.16	150.0	175	99	86	19	73	72	1	0	1.65	.307	4.57	0.5	73
1957 Kyoto - BAN	25	23	23	5	9	0	5.35	143.0	173	88	85	15	89	77	2	0	1.83	.333	4.91	-0.0	71
1958 Kyoto - BAN	26	23	23	5	9	0	4.48	148.2	147	84	74	17	70	69	2	0	1.46	.269	4.59	0.5	85
1959 Kyoto - BAN	27	12	11	4	5	0	4.32	73.0	70	44	35	7	40	38	1	1	1.51	.263	4.46	-0.0	81
1959 Osaka - BAN	27	13	0	0	0	0	7.96	26.0	39	26	23	3	13	14	0	0	2.00	.367	4.36	-0.2	45
1959 Total - BAN	27	25	11	4	5	0	5.27	99.0	109	70	58	10	53	52	1	1	1.64	.293	4.43	-0.2	67
1960 Osaka - BAN	28	43	1	2	6	1	5.03	77.0	87	49	43	7	47	42	0	0	1.74	.309	4.54	-0.2	79
1961 Vesutan - BAN	29	26	14	5	8	1	4.66	106.1	119	64	55	7	55	55	0	0	1.64	.316	4.15	1.4	93
1962 Rakisuta - BAN	30	17	1	2	0	0	5.05	35.2	37	23	20	5	19	12	0	0	1.57	.254	5.29	-0.6	74
1963 Osaka - BAN	31	9	6	1	1	0	4.31	39.2	44	19	19	5	13	18	0	0	1.44	.295	4.29	0.1	83
1963 Vesutan - BAN	31	7	3	0	1	0	6.91	27.1	33	21	21	4	8	14	0	0	1.50	.309	4.33	0.0	52
1963 Total - BAN	31	16	9	1	2	0	5.37	67.0	77	40	40	9	21	32	0	0	1.46	.301	4.31	0.1	67
Total BAN		233	128	45	57	5	4.79	1007.1	1086	601	536	107	504	494	12	3	1.58	.292	4.48	2.5	79

CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	WHIP	BABIP	FIP	WAR	ERA+
1951 Total -	19	17	17	9	3	2.97	115.1	103	42	38	5	45	120	1.28	.308	2.85	3.4	100
1952 Total -	20	20	20	9	5	3.31	136.0	129	54	50	7	53	137	1.34	.315	3.02	3.7	100
1953 Total -	21	17	17	9	4	2.79	116.0	107	37	36	6	31	120	1.19	.311	2.63	3.8	100
1954 Total -	22	16	16	8	4	2.78	106.2	98	37	33	5	34	120	1.24	.313	2.52	3.7	100

CAREER FIELDING STATS

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF
1955 Kyoto - INT	P	37	23	5	12	0	18	1	.944	180.2	0.85	-1.0	.807
1956 Kyoto - INT	P	23	23	9	21	1	30	0	1.000	150.0	1.80	+0.6	1.030
1957 Kyoto - INT	P	23	23	8	14	0	22	0	1.000	143.0	1.38	+1.1	1.288
1958 Kyoto - INT	P	23	23	7	13	0	20	0	1.000	148.2	1.21	+1.4	.905
1959 Kyoto - INT	P	12	11	2	6	0	8	0	1.000	73.0	0.99	-1.3	.843
1959 Osaka - INT	P	13	0	0	1	0	2	1	.500	26.0	0.35	-0.5	.492
1960 Osaka - INT	P	42	1	3	13	2	17	1	.941	77.0	1.87	+1.1	1.051
1961 Vesutan - INT	P	26	14	2	11	0	13	0	1.000	106.1	1.10	+0.9	.983
1962 Rakisuta - INT	P	17	1	2	5	0	7	0	1.000	35.2	1.77	+0.3	1.166
1963 Osaka - INT	P	9	6	8	2	0	10	0	1.000	39.2	2.27	+0.1	.979
1963 Vesutan - INT	P	7	3	3	3	0	6	0	1.000	27.1	1.98	-0.3	.979
TOTAL	P	232	128	49	101	3	153	3	.980	1007.1	1.34	+2.3	.989

PLAYER HISTORY

06/05/1954	Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft by the Kyoto Owls. (Round 2, Pick 2, 14th overall pick).
07/16/1954	Named the #14 prospect in the BAN
10/14/1954	Named the #7 prospect in the BAN
03/27/1955	Successfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
05/01/1955	Named the #9 prospect in the BAN
06/01/1955	Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
06/03/1955	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Rakisuta Rams with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/29/1955	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Rakisuta Rams with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/31/1955	Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/01/1955	Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/01/1955	Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/01/1955	Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/09/1955	Wins the 1955 BAN Championship Series with the Kyoto Owls.
03/24/1959	Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
06/18/1959	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Hosho Reliables with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/03/1959	Released by the Kyoto Owls.
08/05/1959	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740 with the Osaka Sailors organization.
01/17/1961	Released by the Osaka Sailors.
02/02/1961	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740 with the Kinboshi Kites organization.
02/02/1961	Released by the Kinboshi Kites.
02/10/1961	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,780 with the Kinboshi Kites organization.
02/10/1961	Released by the Kinboshi Kites.
02/18/1961	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740 with the Rakisuta Rams organization.
02/18/1961	Released by the Rakisuta Rams.
05/02/1961	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,720 with the Vesutan Bees organization.
09/06/1961	Released by the Vesutan Bees.
10/20/1961	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740 with the Rakisuta Rams organization.
11/05/1961	Released by the Rakisuta Rams.
11/14/1961	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,780 with the Rakisuta Rams organization.
05/01/1962	Successfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Rakisuta Rams development complex.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
03/21/1963	Released by the Rakisuta Rams.
04/13/1963	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $23,400 with the Osaka Sailors organization.
07/13/1963	Released by the Osaka Sailors.
07/17/1963	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $22,400 with the Vesutan Bees organization.

LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES

Year	G	Rank
1955	37	5
1960	43	10

Year	GS	Rank
1955	23	8

Year	W	Rank
1955	12	2

Year	L	Rank
1955	11	3

Year	Win. %	Rank
1955	.522	4
1956	.562	9

Year	SV	Rank
1955	3	5

Year	HLD	Rank
1955	2	1
1960	7	3

Year	IP	Rank
1955	180.2	7

Year	BF	Rank
1955	770	8

Year	HRA	Rank
1955	18	4
1956	19	8
1958	17	10

Year	BB	Rank
1955	77	4
1957	89	5

Year	K	Rank
1955	83	7

Year	WP	Rank
1955	4	6
1957	5	7

Year	ERA	Rank
1955	3.74	7

Year	BABIP	Rank
1955	.249	2
1958	.269	7

Year	WHIP	Rank
1955	1.32	6

Year	K/BB	Rank
1955	1.08	6

Year	RA/9	Rank
1955	12.01	6

Year	HR/9	Rank
1955	0.90	7

Year	H/9	Rank
1955	8.07	5

Year	BB/9	Rank
1955	3.84	7

Year	K/9	Rank
1955	4.13	6

Year	RA	Rank
1955	14	8
1960	42	10

Year	GF	Rank
1955	10	8

Year	QS	Rank
1955	11	9

Year	QSP	Rank
1955	.478	7

Year	CG	Rank
1955	6	4

Year	CGP	Rank
1955	.261	4

Year	SHO	Rank
1955	2	3

Year	GB%	Rank
1955	0.49	4
1956	0.57	1
1957	0.52	4

Year	WAR	Rank
1955	1.5	8

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